A George III silver brandy pan

A George III silver brandy pan,

by Henry Chawner, London 1787,

baluster form, turned baluster wooden handle, plain lip, engraved with an armorial, length 33cm, approx. weight 19oz.

The arms are those of Sir Richard Arkwright (1732-1792) of Sutton Scarsdale.

Arkwright's career, after an early start as a barber, developing mechanical spinning mills which ultimately performed the whole process of yarn manufacture. One of his mills was sacked by rioters and he had to contend with repeated complaints and lawsuits from other manufacturers. However, he built several mills in Derbyshire and Lancs and introduced Boulton & Watt's steam engine to his Nottingham mill. He was knighted 1786 and appointed High Sheriff of Derbyshire 1787.